Lindfield by the Pond
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Not sure whether it was .......
Notts County 71-72
I'm told I went to this game
Which would have made it my 1st ever game
But I don't remember it
OK stattos and Sherlocks, here's a poser for you.
I am convinced that the first ever Albion game I saw was a 2-2 draw with Northampton Town at the Goldstone in 1972. Fred Binney was one of the scorers.
However, a certain amount of research since has revealed this can't be right. Either the team is wrong. Or the year. Or the score. Or possibly all of them
I made scribbled notes in a notebook and submitted a match report for a Radio Brighton (as it was then) competition. I didn't win. We stood in front of the West Stand.
Did I dream all this, or have I just allowed the ravages of time to get some of the key facts confused? Or is it all fake news?
All theories welcome![]()
Fred Binney didn't play for Albion until 1974.
Northampton Town were not in the same league as Albion in 1972.